OCCURRENCE

NMNH Paleobiology (vertebrates)

Latest version published by VertNet on 12 July 2018 VertNet
See original description at http://collections.mnh.si.edu/ipt/resource.do?r=nmnhdwca. Public records of specimens accessioned at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Department of Paleobiology (vertebrates only).
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Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 132,129 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Downloads

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Data as a DwC-A file download 132,129 records in English (12 MB) - Update frequency: unknown
Metadata as an EML file download in English (16 kB)
Metadata as an RTF file download in English (10 kB)

Versions

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is VertNet. To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

GBIF Registration

This resource has not been registered with GBIF

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Who created the resource:

Thomas Orrell
Branch Chief, NMNH Informatics
National Museum of National History, Smithsonian Institution
12th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, MRC 136
20013-7012 Washington
DC
US
202-633-2151
http://collections.mnh.si.edu

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Thomas Orrell
Branch Chief, NMNH Informatics
National Museum of National History, Smithsonian Institution
12th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, MRC 136
20013-7012 Washington
DC
US
202-633-2151
http://collections.mnh.si.edu

Who filled in the metadata:

Tom Hollowell
Information Technology Specialist
Informatics Branch, NMNH
12th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, MRC 136
20013-7012 Washington
DC
US
202-633-0849
http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/ipt/

Who else was associated with the resource:

Point Of Contact
Chris Tuccinardi
Information Management
Department of Botany, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
12th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, MRC 166
20013-7012 Washington
DC
US
202-633-0900
http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/botany/
Point Of Contact
Linda Ward
Data Manager
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road
20746 Suitland
MD
US
301-238-1765
http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/iz/
Point Of Contact
Patricia Gentili-Poole
Collections Information Manager
Department of Entomology, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
12th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, MRC 165
20013-7012 Washington
DC
US
202-633-1046
http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/ento/
Point Of Contact
Jeff Williams
Collection Manager
Division of Fishes, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road
20746 Suitland
MD
US
301-238-1736
http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/fishes/
Point Of Contact
Kenneth Tighe
Database Coordinator
Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road
20746 Suitland
MD
US
301-238-1726
http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/herps/
Point Of Contact
Brian Schmidt
Museum Specialist
Division of Birds, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
12th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, MRC 116
20013-7012 Washington
DC
US
202-633-0796
http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/birds/
Point Of Contact
Craig Ludwig
Scientific Data Manager
Division of Mammals, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
12th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, MRC 108
20013-7012 Washington
DC
US
202-633-1255
http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/mammals/
Custodian Steward
Cheryl Bright
Collection Manager
Department of Invertebrate Zoology, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution
Museum Support Center, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road
20746 Suitland
MD
US
301-238-1756
http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/iz/

Geographic Coverage

Global collections held by the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom  Animalia
Phylum  Chordata
Class  Aves,  Amphibians,  Mammalia,  Reptilia,  Actinopterygii,  Agnatha,  Amphibia ichnites,  Ascidia,  Chondrichthyes,  Conodonta,  Ichnites,  Ichnites (reptilia),  Ichnites amphibia,  Ichnites xiphosura,  Osteichthyes,  Pelycosauria,  Placodermi,  Therapsida

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 19th Century to Present

Additional Metadata

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